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Giving Teens a Voice
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Dec 9, 2019
  • 3 min

Giving Teens a Voice

Yesterday I sat on a community panel on the topic of teen mental health.That was surprising, but not as surprising as sitting between two te
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Reflection: My Hope for the Future
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Sep 27, 2019
  • 3 min

Reflection: My Hope for the Future

I was prepared to share my insights with the students; but what I received from them exceeded my expectations. I received a profound hope fo
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Five Years Later: A Future I Couldn’t Imagine
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Aug 4, 2019
  • 5 min

Five Years Later: A Future I Couldn’t Imagine

Except for the people I have known for many years, my life looks nothing like it did five years ago. I do not live in the same place, do the
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5 Things I Did to Not be Me
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Apr 2, 2019
  • 5 min

5 Things I Did to Not be Me

Let us look deeply inside the children in our lives. The “me” I described in the above paragraph was overlooked and lost in all my survival
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A Peek into Jeannie's BRAVE Childhood!
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Jan 9, 2019
  • 4 min

A Peek into Jeannie's BRAVE Childhood!

This book defines me as a writer. It is an interweaving narrative that almost defies description. One of my endorsers for Jeannie's BRAV
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WHAT IF It's Not Your Fault?
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Jul 13, 2018
  • 3 min

WHAT IF It's Not Your Fault?

Then one glorious day, I sat back on the therapy couch and said, “This was never my fault.” In all of my “what if” moments, the idea of my i
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BRAVE: To Read or Not to Read
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Apr 3, 2018
  • 5 min

BRAVE: To Read or Not to Read

I used all my skill as an instructional designer when writing BRAVE. I have read books that throw graphic abuse details at you on the first
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NWMinistryConference: If We Pause to Listen
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Mar 11, 2018
  • 4 min

NWMinistryConference: If We Pause to Listen

We can’t fully help others without addressing the deep impact of mental health in our homes, churches, schools, and communities. Simply addr
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The Blanket of Brokenness
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Feb 28, 2018
  • 5 min

The Blanket of Brokenness

My blanket of brokenness had lots of layers. It had the parts I rejected and the parts I created to please the world. It also had a thousand
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Reflecting on a BRAVE Journey
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Feb 5, 2018
  • 5 min

Reflecting on a BRAVE Journey

And finally, the 6th most common reaction: Thank you. You are welcome. Those who are saying thank you are the reason I was willing to be “cr
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BRAVE: A Personal Story of Healing Childhood Trauma
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Jan 10, 2018
  • 4 min

BRAVE: A Personal Story of Healing Childhood Trauma

I am well aware that my book and the truth I tell will be a powerful statement about the effects of childhood trauma. The vulnerability requ
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Writing My Own Ending to My Story
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Jan 5, 2018
  • 4 min

Writing My Own Ending to My Story

I did not come to this place of sharing easily or quickly. It was necessary to heal before sharing. It is important to share selectively and
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What if I Fly? What if We Fly?
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Nov 14, 2017
  • 5 min

What if I Fly? What if We Fly?

This is really what saying #MeToo means. We are saying that there is nothing wrong with us. The longer we are silent, the greater the power
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Thankfulness and Sensory Processing
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Nov 1, 2017
  • 4 min

Thankfulness and Sensory Processing

As I began to heal, I saw the world around me for what I felt like was the first time. I was like a small child discovering the world. There
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The Day Everything Changed
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Oct 24, 2017
  • 4 min

The Day Everything Changed

The day I walked into therapy, I got on a train to a new destination. Scott saw me departing and jumped on board. We have traveled over moun
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When the Canary Stops Singing
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Oct 15, 2017
  • 5 min

When the Canary Stops Singing

I was the child who stopped singing. One Sunday morning when I was about eight, I refused to sing the song, Jesus Loves Me. “Why aren’t you
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The Story My Body Told
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Oct 10, 2017
  • 5 min

The Story My Body Told

The second realization had to do with manicures. I knew, without understanding the language being spoken, that no one wanted to give me a ma
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The Search for Normal
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Oct 6, 2017
  • 4 min

The Search for Normal

This is the human search for normal. Then one day, someone does the unthinkable and we say, “He seemed like a normal guy.” Yes, he did becau
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Please Look at Me!
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Sep 21, 2017
  • 4 min

Please Look at Me!

“Please, just keep looking at me and I will be OK.” I was speaking to another woman who also got pulled over ‘for further inspection’ at a
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Anxiety: Stay in the Intersection!
Janyne McConnaughey, PhD
  • Sep 5, 2017
  • 4 min

Anxiety: Stay in the Intersection!

Then, one day, I was driving across town and fighting the ever-present anxiety, when I suddenly I realized that my mind was in the middle of
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